Receptacle



Feb. 26, 1924 1,485,144

G. E. MORGAN 4 RECEPTACLE Filed March 25 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 27 I 24 p? 5 Jig- Feb. 26 1924;

G. E. MORGAN RECEPTACLE Patented Feb. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUY E. MORGAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE JUMBO SPECIALTY (10., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

RECEPTACLE.

Application filed March 25, 1922. Serial fl'o. 546,575.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUY E. MORGAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles, and more particularly to receptacles for confections, such as candy, small cakes, pop corn, and the like, and has for its ob ect the provision of such a receptacle having various portions of an animal, or animals, indicated on its various sides and arranged so that when the receptacle is assembled a complete figure, or figures, are formed thereon, such figures having three dimensions, length, height and breadth.

Another object of the invention is to dispose about the end of a receptacle the head of a figure so that opening and closing of flaps closing said end will represent opening and closing of the mouth of the figure.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the receptacle is made showing portions of a figure drawn on or otherwise delineated on its sides;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the inven tion showing the blank partially assembled;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the receptacle completely assembled;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the assembled receptacle;

Fig. 5 is a view of one end of the re ceptacle;

Fig. 6 is a view of the opposite end of the receptacle; and

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

Although the receptacles embodying my invention may be made up from many different blanks, I prefer to use a blank such as that shown in Fig. 1, in which 10 reprecents a narrow central portion, 11 and 12 side pieces and 13 and 14 overlapping top flaps. The flap 14 is provided with a pair of hooks 15 which are adapted to engage slots 16 formed between the top a piece 13 and the adjacent side piece 11.

The central stri is preferably provided with flaps 17 and 18, the flap 18 having therein a curved slitted portion 19. The ends of the side pieces 11 and 12 are referably provided with oppositely inc ined flaps 20 and 21 as shown, and the top flap 14 is provided with end flaps 22 and 23, the flap 23 being preferably folded on the lines 24.

An important feature of the invention lies in providing illustrated portions of a figure, or figures, on various flaps of the receptacle blank, which by assembling the receptacle are brought together so as to com plete the figures. Of course, it will be understood that a large variety of different figures and different receptacle blanks may be used but in this particular instance I will describe the application of the figure of an elephant to a receptacle like that above set forth.

As shown in Fig. 1, I preferably provide the side pieces 11 and 12 with oppositely disposed similar figures 25, in this particular instance being elephants, the heads of which are adjacent the ends of the side pieces, and the hind quarters thereof adjacent the opposite ends of the side pieces, the legs 26 of each figure preferably extending onto the central portion 10. The back 27 of the elephant is indicated on the flap 14 as shown, and the trunk 28 of each of the figures is shown as preferably in upraised position having its outer end secured to or forming part of its related side piece, such trunks forming loops which are adapted to be utilized as handles for the receptacle.

The arrangement is such that the receptacle can be folded inwardly on the lines 29 and 30, and the fla s 13 and 14 overlapped and fastened by istorting the receptacle to permit longitudinal movement of the flaps 13 and 14 with respect to each other and engaging the hooks 15 with the slots 13.

The flaps 13 and 14 as shown are preferably wider than the central portion 10 so that the receptacle is broader at the top than at the bottom, which is for the purpose of imitating the taper of the head from top to bottom when viewed from the front.

The mouth of theanimal in open position is represented by the open end of the recepthereby. T e flap 18 is adapted to be engaged with the slit in the flap 23, and the curved slit 19 represents the mouth of the animal in closed position, which slit is adapted to be engaged by the finger or any suitable instrument to withdraw same from the flap 23, and the flap 23 from the end of the receptacle, this operation simulating opening of the mouth of the animal.

The rear end of the box is adapted to be closed by overlapping the inclined flaps 20 and 21 which conform to the shape of the receptacle, and then fastening them in position by engaging the flap 22 which has the representation of the tail of the animal thereon, with the slit in the flap 17, thereby providing a reenforced rear portion.

Thus it will be seen that assembling the receptacle brings various parts of the figure together so that the assembled receptacle has the appearance of an animal having three dimensions, as distinguished from flat pictorial representations.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An elongated collapsible receptacle in the form of a figure having three dimensions said figure having its head disposed about the end of said receptacle, and closure flaps for said end operation of which simulates opening and closing of the mouth of the figure.

2. A receptacle blank having portions of a figure on its various'sides in assembled relation forming a complete figure having three dimensions, the head of the figure being disposed about the end of the receptacle; and closure means for said end, operation of which simulates opening and closing of the mouth of the figure.

3. A receptacle blank having portions of a figure delineated on its various sides, in assembled relation forming a complete figure having three dimensions, the head of Y said figure being disposed about one end of said receptacle; and closure means having thereon the representation of a closed mouth, opening of said closure means simulating opening of said mouth.

4. A receptacle blank having portions of a figure delineated on its various sides, in assembled relation forming a complete figure having three dimensions, the head of said figure being disposed about one end of said receptacle, and closure means having an engaging portion in the form of a closed mouth, opening of said closure means simulating opening of the mouth of the figure.

5. A receptacle blank having a central portion, side pieces, and flaps secured to said side portions, oppositely disposed duplicate figures on said side pieces, assembling of said blank being adapted to complete a figure having three dimensions, the head of said figure being disposed about the end of said receptacle; and closure members, operation of which simulates opening and closing of the mouth of the figure.

6. A receptacle blank having a central portion, side pieces, and flaps secured to said side pieces, oppositely disposed elephant fig ures delineated on said side pieces, the trunks of which are looped and proje t beyond the ends thereof, said blank in assembled position forming an elephant figure having three dimensions, the looped trunks of which form handles for said receptacle.

7. A receptacle blank having a central portion, side pieces and side flaps secured to said side pieces; oppositely disposed duplicate elephant figures delineated on said side pieces having their trunks loo ed and extending beyond the ends thereo said blank when assembled forming a complete elephant figure having its head disposed about the end of said receptacle and having the trunks projecting beyond such end and forming handles for said receptacle; and closure means for said end operation of which simulates opening and closing of the mouth of said figure.

8. A receptacle having a narrow central portion, side pieces and side flaps secured to said side pieces, and side flaps wider than said central portion, secured to said side pieces; oppositely disposed duplicate figures on said side pieces, in assembled relation forming a complete figure having three dimensions, the head of which is disposed about one end of said receptacle; and a. clo sure flap having its sides folded to conform to the shape of said receptacle and frictionally engage between the side walls thereof; and a second closure flap engaging said first named closure flap to assist in holding same in position, operation of said flaps simulating opening and closing of the mouth of said re. i A receptacle in the form of a figure having three dimensions, parts of said receptacle representing parts of said figure 10. A receptacle in the form ofa figure having movable closure members; and movable parts of said figure being represented on said closure members in such manner that operation of said closure members simulate operation of the movable parts of said figure. 11. A receptacle in the form of a figure having its head disposed about one end of said receptacle; and closure means for said end, operation of which simulates opening and closing of the mouth of the figure. 12. A receptacle in the form' of an elephant figure, the trunks of said elephant projecting beyond said receptacle and looped and connected to said receptacle to provide handles, substantially as described.

13. A receptacle in the form of a figure, parts of said receptacle representing parts of said figure projecting beyond the receptacle and being looped and secured to said receptacle to provide handles, substantially as described.

14. A receptacle in the form of a. figure having movable closure members, the mouth of said figure being represented upon said closure members so that operation of said a closure members simulates operation of the month of said figure, substantially as described.

15. A rece tacle in the form of a figure having mova le closure members, the mouth of said figure being represented upon said closure members; and parts of said receptacle prqectmg beyond the same, such parts being looped and connected to said receptacle to provide handles, substantially as described.

16. A receptacle in the form of an elephant figure disposed thereabout, said receptacle havlng movable closure members upon which the mouth of the elephant is represented; and portions of said receptacle representing trunks of the elephant, projectmg beyond the receptacle and bein looped and secured thereto to provide han es, substantially as described.

17. A receptacle in the form of a figure, parts of said receptacle representing parts of said figure prO ecting beyond the receptacle and being curved toward said receptacle to provide handles, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUY E. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Poms FREDA C. Arrunon. 

